Mastectomy rates are decreasing in the era of service screening: A population-based study in Italy (1997-2001)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1265-1268

  Zorzi, M ^a   Puliti, D ^b   Vettorazzi, M ^a   De Lisi, V ^c   Falcini, F ^d   Federico, M ^e   Ferretti, S ^f   Moffa, I F ^g   Mangone, L ^h   Mano, M P ⁱ   Naldoni, C ^j   Ponti, A ^k   Traina, A ^h   Tumino, R ^l   Paci, E ^b  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c PARMA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^d Romagna Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^e MODENA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^f Ferrara Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^g ASL 2   (Italy)

^h Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^j Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^k CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

^l Cancer Registry and Human Pathology Department   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Breast conserving surgery; Screening mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750465502     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603405     Document Type: Article

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